Do you ever feel like you just go through the motions each day, just trying to survive and make it through. You're tired, you're stressed, depressed and you've turned to food without realizing it and just the thought of exercising makes you tired? We had no idea how much we had let ourselves go...or we were just in denial of it, because of how stressed our lives were. We knew that SOMEDAY we would change, when we had time and money. But that SOMEDAY got pushed back each day until 4 years had gone by and we knew we couldn't live with how we felt one more day. We were done watching hours of Netflix each night while we ate ice cream. We were done using genetics as an excuse. We were just done.
You have to WANT to change. Because change isn't easy. It's uncomfortable and you have to make sacrifices. We all want to be healthy and fit, but sometimes you don't want to put in the hard work to get there, or make the sacrifices with time, money and food, so you turn to quick fixes which only result in having to do them over and over because they don't last. I know, I was the queen of quick fixes :) We knew this needed to be a lifestyle change, because we wanted to feel good inside and out. Not just lose weight.
When we decided to change, we had no idea how far this was going to take us. We had started eating clean and running and that was going good, but we hit a stand still. Then we found Beachbody and Shakeology and everything changed. Insanity was taking us to another level of fitness we had never been before..Shakeology was taking away our cravings and giving us energy and mental clarity. It was nourishing our bodies with nutrients that we couldn't get any other way, and we literally felt our bodies coming alive. We were toning up and getting so close to our goals in just a few months. We both have heart disease and other health problems that run in our families and it brings us such comfort that we are preventing that. We are strong mentally and physically. This has helped bring back confidence, and belief in ourselves that we can do hard things. Chris is off his anti-depressants, and we both know how to pick ourselves up each day, and think positive. This has changed us inside and out. We feel like this is the REAL us - unlike before where we felt trapped, knowing there was more to life. This is what life is supposed to be like. We feel ALIVE and PASSIONATE and EXCITED each day. Life is AMAZING!!
You have to WANT to change. Because change isn't easy. It's uncomfortable and you have to make sacrifices. We all want to be healthy and fit, but sometimes you don't want to put in the hard work to get there, or make the sacrifices with time, money and food, so you turn to quick fixes which only result in having to do them over and over because they don't last. I know, I was the queen of quick fixes :) We knew this needed to be a lifestyle change, because we wanted to feel good inside and out. Not just lose weight.
When we decided to change, we had no idea how far this was going to take us. We had started eating clean and running and that was going good, but we hit a stand still. Then we found Beachbody and Shakeology and everything changed. Insanity was taking us to another level of fitness we had never been before..Shakeology was taking away our cravings and giving us energy and mental clarity. It was nourishing our bodies with nutrients that we couldn't get any other way, and we literally felt our bodies coming alive. We were toning up and getting so close to our goals in just a few months. We both have heart disease and other health problems that run in our families and it brings us such comfort that we are preventing that. We are strong mentally and physically. This has helped bring back confidence, and belief in ourselves that we can do hard things. Chris is off his anti-depressants, and we both know how to pick ourselves up each day, and think positive. This has changed us inside and out. We feel like this is the REAL us - unlike before where we felt trapped, knowing there was more to life. This is what life is supposed to be like. We feel ALIVE and PASSIONATE and EXCITED each day. Life is AMAZING!!
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